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WEDNESDAY 7 MARCH 2007
8.00 am	Registration Desk open Conference Office open	Convention Centre
	Pre-Conference meetings [see website]
4.00 pm	Poster Group 1 on display
4.00 pm	DELEGATES ASSEMBLE in QE2 Square First session begins Initiation of Smoking Ceremony	QE2 Square
4.15 pm	Smoking Ceremony begins Welcome to country	QE2 Square
4.40 pm	Didgeredoo and dancers invite delegates to move to the Theatre
4.50 pm	MC, Julie McCrossin, introduces herself and welcomes delegates	Theatre
4.52 pm	Welcome to Albury City Councillor Amanda Duncan-Strelec, Mayor of Albury
4.55 pm	Formal Opening and KEYNOTE 1 Her Excellency Marie Bashir, NSW Governor
5.10 pm	Keynote Address Hon Tony Abbott, Federal Minister for Health
5.30 pm	Keynote Address Senator Kate Lundy, Shadow Minister for Local Government, Sport, Recreation and Health Promotion
5.50 pm	KEYNOTE 2 Tony McMichael, Professor and Director, National Centre for Epidemiology and Population Health, Australian National University Climate change, prolonged drought conditions and health: implications for rural Australia
	Images of Albury–Wodonga
6.15 pm	Performance—Fruit Bats
6.30 pm	MC, Julie McCrossin
6.30 pm – 7.30 pm	WELCOME RECEPTION—sponsored by the Farm Health and Safety Joint Research Venture, managed by the Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation (RIRDC) Sussan Ley, Parliamentary Secretary to the Minister for Agriculture Fisheries and Forestry, will launch RIRDC’s “Effective Use of the Internet—keeping professionals working in rural Australia” Entertainment with Per Westman Performance—Jane Rayner (flute) and Peter Lynch (guitar)
7.30pm	friends of the Alliance meet the students	QE2 Square

THURSDAY 8 MARCH 2007
8.00 am	Registration Desk open Conference Office open Exhibition open Poster Group 1 on display	Convention Centre
8.00 am	Workshop for Conference Choir with Jane and James (all welcome)	QE2 Square
	MC, Julie McCrossin
8.20 am	Performance—Voices of the Murray—Bohdan Krowicky (conductor) and Robyn Krowicky (accompanist)	Theatre
8.35 am	MC, Julie McCrossin: welcomes delegates; housekeeping and handbook. Introduction of Conference Convenor, Sue McAlpin, and NRHA Chairperson, John Wakerman
8.40 am	Images—looking back on previous Conferences
	SECTION 1: Lessons from the past
8.45 am	KEYNOTE 3 Steve Clark New agendas and old: an appraisal of previous Conference themes and recommendations First call on Conference recommendations	Theatre
9.05 am	Audience questions and comments facilitated by MC
9.15 am	Plenary performance—Wild Things Band and Wild Choir
9.25 am	KEYNOTE 4 Rhonda Galbally, CEO, Our Community Community cohesion, resilience and health development in regional Australia
9.45 am	KEYNOTE 5 John Menadue, Chair, New Matilda The importance of universal health care
10.05 am	Audience questions and comments facilitated by MC
10.15 am	MC: preparing for first concurrent session
10.25 am	Book Launch—Australia's Rural, Remote and Indigenous Health: A social justice perspective, Janie Dade Smith
10.30 am	MORNING TEA Exhibition and networking
11.15 am – 12.25 pm	Concurrent Session A
	A1 Community resilience Chair: Owen Allen, SARRAH	Theatre
	11.15 Identifying models of community resilience that enhance psychological wellness: a rural study Cath Rogers-Clark, Desley Hegney, Helen Ross, Peter Baker, Christine King, Liz Buikstra, Susanne Pearce, Kath McLaughlin, Bronwyn McCullough, Jim Weir, Lynette Pirie
	11.40 The Impacts of the Lost Creek Fire on Community Resiliency Judith Kulig, Bill Reimer, Ivan Townshend, Dana Edge, Katja Neves-Gracas, Nancy Lightfoot
	12.05 Conflict and contradiction David Kidd
	A2 ‘Joining Together’ Aboriginal people Chair: Romlie Mokak, AIDA	Theatrette
	11.15 Is there a blueprint for replicating general practice entities in rural Australia? Jenny May
J	11.40 Lurrtjurringa Lan Program—Joining Together Terry Keating
J	12.05 Murri first aid: how working in partnership can save lives Amy Creighton, Garry Creighton
	A3 Food safety; water safety Chair: Beth Rogers, APA	St David’s Hall
	11.15 Freight and chronic disease in remote Indigenous communities—the story of an apple from tree to table Ian Lovell
	11.40 Q4: Live Outside the Box—raising awareness of obesity in the school environment Karla Calleja
	12.05 Water Safety in the Bush: a community development initiative providing water safety and awareness instruction to remote farms and stations Nicole Beattie
	A4 Anecdotes and evidence Chair: Pauline Wardle, Frontier Services	The Albury Club
	11.15 Refugee resettlement in regional Australia Geraldine Duncan
	11.40 Postcards from the people: a dialogue model for community needs assessment Peter Orpin
	12.05 Cobram Hospital—the rural advantage Sonya Moncrieff
	A5 Women’s health—updates from the longitudinal study Chair: Jenny May, RDAA	St Matthew’s Hall
	11.15 Health care for women with diabetes living in rural areas Anne Young, Julie Byles, Julia Lowe, Xenia Dolja-Gore
	11.40 Driving myself: main forms of transport among older women in rural and remote Australia Julie Byles, Richard Gibson, Lynne Parkinson, Annette Dobson
	12.05 Access to health services for mid-aged women in rural Australia: evidence of improvement? Anne Young, Xenia Dolja-Gore
	A6 Arts-in-health Chair: Chris Pidd, Murray Arts	St David’s Chapel
	11.15 I found my thrill on Pyramid Hill—the Festival for Healthy Living in a rural setting Harry Gelber, Jenny Mitchell, with Mental Health Ambassadors from Pyramid Hill College and St Patrick’s Primary School (extended session)
	12.05 How the arts in health care can make a difference in rural and remote regions in Australia Margret Meagher
	A7 Cancer: Service delivery issues Co-Chairs: David Goldstein, COSA and John Wakerman, NRHA	Albury Council Chambers
	11.15 Epidemiology of cancer in Indigenous Australians: implications for service delivery David Roder
	11.32 Rural disadvantage in cancer care: evidence and outcome in New South Wales Bruce Armstrong
	11.49 Mapping rural and regional oncology services Craig Underhill, Rebecca Bartel, David Goldstein, Paul Grogan
	12.06 Training for Indigenous health workers—lessons from a national breast cancer training workshop – ABSTRACT ONLY Thea Kremser, Jane Francis, Helen Zorbas
	A8 Education for health Chair: Liz Drew, ARNM	Legacy House
	11.15 The RIPENing: advancing rural interprofessional education in Australia Nick Stone, Tony Smith
	11.40 A Will and a Way—saving millions and lives Louise Lawler
	12.05 Recruitment and retention of rural nurses and allied health professionals Stanford Harrison
11.15 am – 12.25 pm	A9 Elective workshop [up to 30 people] Delegates will need to pre-register on-line for this workshop Managing chronic kidney disease in regional and remote Australia · Managing chronic kidney disease across the continuum: is it achievable in regional and remote Australia? Alan Cass, Jeannie Devitt, Joan Cunningham, Kate Anderson, Cilla Preece, Paul Snelling, Josette Eris, Erica Kneipp, Sarah Brown, Chris Fielding · Diabetes and renal disease: the new epidemic Graham Philp	Card Room, Albury Club
12.25 pm	Session concludes
12.30 pm	LUNCH Exhibition and networking Note: A special lunch for BMP students will be held at the Quality on Olive.
12.55pm	World Premiere—Rural Health Education Foundation documentary film on Foetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (26 minutes)	Theatre
1.30 pm	MC, Julie McCrossin Performance—Chopped Liver A show about Hepatitis C and the Indigenous community	Theatre
1.45 pm	MC, Julie McCrossin: housekeeping and second call on Conference recommendations
1.50 pm	Romlie Mokak, AIDA. Report from the pre-conference workshop on Indigenous health: Equal health within a generation—what rural action?
	SECTION 2: Working across borders for effective services
2.00 pm	KEYNOTE 6 Robert Tickner, Secretary General CEO, Australian Red Cross New directions for Australian Red Cross: An organisation with a history in the bush	Theatre
2.20 pm	Audience questions and comments facilitated by MC
2.30 pm	KEYNOTE 7 Philip Davies, Deputy Secretary, Department of Health and Ageing Policies and programs across internal borders
2.50 pm	Audience questions and comments facilitated by MC
3.00 pm	KEYNOTE 8 Kerry Strauch, Manager, Border Cancer Collaboration, Upper Hume Community Health Service and Nicki Melville Cancer support across borders—the Border Cancer Care Co-ordination Project
3.20 pm	Audience questions and comments facilitated by MC
3.30pm	MC, Julie McCrossin: housekeeping
3.35 pm	Official opening of the Conference Exhibition—Philip Davies
3.40 pm	AFTERNOON TEA Exhibition and networking
4.10 pm – 5.45 pm	Concurrent Session B
	B1 Communities in action Chair: Michael Jonas, RDN Session sponsored by the NSW Department of State and Regional Development	Theatre
	4.10 Community-sponsored scholarships—who benefits? Janet Dunbabin, Marie Kelliher, Kirsty McEwin
	4.35 Remote area health—across borders and beyond traditional models Carmen Morgan
J	5.0 Divisions - agents of change Ken Mackey
	5.25 Walwa: born of necessity—the invention of a model of health for all rural Australia Sandi Grieve, Tony Sullivan
	B2 Planning for a pandemic Chair: Stephen Gough, CAA	Theatrette
	4.10 Role of the pre-hospital workforce in preparation and response to avian influenza Vivienne Tippett, Kerrianne Watt, Darren Hall, Jim Higgins
	4.35 Using the Haddon Matrix to develop a general practice conceptual framework for pandemic planning Lyn Clearihan, George Somers
	5.00 Setting up a collaborative crisis intervention response system, CISM, for small rural health agencies Peter Quin
	5.25 The NRHA’s promotion of policy Gordon Gregory, Andrew Waters
	B3 ICT support for health professionals Chair: Jeff Fuller, AHA	St David’s Hall
	4.10 From the Eastern Goldfields Regional Reference Site to GoldHealth—a story of partnerships to develop a managed health network Belinda Truman
	4.35 Clinical education without borders: development of an on‑line multi‑disciplinary preceptor preparation program, , Anne Leversha, Lisa Dalton, Kirstie Galbraith, Maree Simpson, Jennifer Marriott, Rosalind Bull, Miranda Rose, Helen Howarth, Sue Taylor, Dawn Best
	5.00 The Positive Parenting Telephone Service: long-term benefits for isolated families Margaret Hunter, Denise Roddy
J	5.25 Distance is no barrier—delivering continence resources to rural and remote health professionals across Australia Christine Murray, Barry Cahill
	B4 Recruiting health professionals for rural and remote areas Chair: Bruce Harris, RACGP	The Albury Club
	4.10 Partnerships work! A multi-agency approach to rural allied health recruitment and retention: the learnings and challenges Kate Cuss
	4.35 How significant is rural background to recruiting and retaining rural and remote area nurses? Kerry Taylor, Julie Henderson, Jane Neill
	5.00 Let me count the ways: one professional association’s efforts to promote country practice to students Rod Baker, Ben Harris
	5.25 RFDS on the Road: from aircraft to 4WD—delivering health services in the Pilbara Michelle Bodington
	B5 Rural maternity services and perinatal care Chair: Fiona Armstrong, ANF	St Matthew’s Hall
J	4.10 The needs and expectations of mothers in our rural community Judith Toman, Helen Bowman
	4.35 Birthing, mothering and grandmothering Christine Franks, Geraldine Anderson, Georgina Stamp, Sonia Champion
J	5.00 Regional special care nursery environments: navigating the role of mother Sally Wellard, Kate Knox, Rosey King
	5.25 Improving perinatal health care: multi-disciplinary teams in a rural setting Jo Lawrence, Fran Peterie, Simon Milligan
	B6 Invited papers from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare Chair: John Wakerman, ARHEN	St David’s Chapel
	4.10 Coastal and inland health: Is living inland a health hazard? Andrew Phillips
	4.35 Coronary heart disease and case fatality in regional and remote areas? Lynelle Moon, Andrew Phillips
	5.00 Chronic diseases Andrew Phillips
	5.25 Discussion
	B7 Cancer: Government services for cancer Co-Chairs: Ian Olver, The Cancer Council Australia, and Sue McAlpin, NRHA	Albury Council Chambers
	4.10 Rural Oncology in NSW – ABSTRACT ONLY Jim Bishop
	4.35 The elements of cancer and palliative care reform in Victoria Chris Brook
	5.00 Cancer Australia David Currow
	5.25 Panel discussion
4.10 pm	B8 Open Workshop: Healthy communities in south-west Queensland—stories from Charleville, Cunnamulla, Augathella and Quilpie Chair: Brenda Tait, AGPN The workshop will feature brief presentations on the South West Healthy Communities Program from a number of its staff members, followed by an open discussion.	Legacy House
4.10 pm – 5.45 pm	B9 Elective workshop: [up to 30 people] Delegates will need to pre-register on-line for this workshop Todos Arte: Community development in practice—a music workshop Jon Madin Note: bus to Wodonga	Bus to Wodonga
5.45 pm	Session concludes
7.00 pm	Coaches will transfer delegates from the hotels, motels and locations listed in the handbook to Albury Sports Stadium and return. Please be ready outside the designated locations by 7 pm
7.30 pm	CONFERENCE DINNER Entertainment	Sports Stadium

FRIDAY 9 MARCH 2007
7.00 am	Sunrise activities Student Recovery		Botanical Gardens
7.30 am	Sunrise activities Tai Chi		QE2 Square
8.00 am	Registration Desk open Conference Office open Exhibition open Poster Group 2 on display (from 9.00 am)		Convention Centre
8.00 am	Workshop for Conference Choir with Jane and James (all welcome)		QE2 Square
8.00 am	Images of the Conference		Theatre
	MC, Julie McCrossin		Theatre
8.15 am	Performance—The Flying Fruit Fly Circus … an explosion of circus
8.30 am	MC, Julie McCrossin: welcomes delegates; housekeeping and handbook
8.40 am	MC introduces Council of the Alliance
8.50 am	Celebrating the rural and remote health sector: MC, Julie McCrossin, introduces the presenters and winners. The awards are as follows: · Louis Ariotti Award—presented by Toowoomba Hospital Foundation · Rural Paper Award: Evidence into Practice—presented by the National Institute of Clinical Studies · Biennial Rural Registrar Award—presented by General Practice Education and Training Ltd · Infront Outback Research Grant for Rural and Remote Health—presented by Toowoomba Hospital Foundation · Des Murray Scholarships—presented by the NRHA
	SECTION 3: Sharing the wealth
9.20 am	SPECIAL KEYNOTE An argument over the health dollar: ‘Deal or no deal’? How will you vote?		Theatre
10.35	MC: Housekeeping and third call on Conference recommendations
10.45 am	MORNING TEA Exhibition and networking Performance—Murray Conservatorium Flute and/or Clarinet Ensembles—James Kendall (tutor/flute)
11.15 am – 12.25 pm	Concurrent Session C
	C1 Regional health services Chair: Jane Greacen, ACRRM		Theatre
	11.15 Come follow the yellow brick road throughout country Victoria Cath Williams, Tracey Mitchell, Athalie Lane, Rosa Vaughan, Marlene Goudi, Sue Ward
J	11.40 Stories from the field · GROW WELL—a practical example of community engagement and capacity building to empower women in remote Indigenous communities Julia Hardaker · Katherine Regional Aboriginal Health and Related Services (KRAHRS) Allied Health Services Margaret Massey
J	12.05 Healthy Lifestyle Seeding Grants: increasing community capacity to implement nutrition and physical activity programs Kym Blechynden
	C2 The mental health of farm families Chair: Irene Mills, friends of the Alliance		Theatrette
	11.15 Farmers’ mental health: the NSW Farmers Blueprint for Mental Health—building critical partnerships and programs to improve the mental health and well-being of people on farms Lyn Fragar, Brian Kelly, Mal Peters, Amanda Henderson, Anne Tonna
	11.40 Farmers’ mental health: a survey of Australian rural financial counsellors—first points of contact in primary mental health care Jeffrey Fuller
	12.05 Early intervention in farming family health: making informed life choices for sustainable family farming Susan Brumby, John Martin, Stuart Willder
	C3 Rural emergency care Chair: Sophie Heathcote, CRANA		St David’s Hall
J	11.15 Rural and remote cardiac outcomes: examination of a state-wide emergency medical service Bronwyn Young, John Woodall, E Enraght-Moony, Vivienne Tippett, Louise Plug
	11.40 Rural and remote road crashes: piecing together the story Craig Veitch, Teresa O’Connor, Dale Steinhardt, Richard Turner, Mary Sheehan, Vic Siskind
	12.05 Outcomes from RDAA/ACRRM Symposium on emergency medicine in rural Australia Susan Stratigos
	C4 Language, power and practice in rural health Chair: Chris Shoemaker, friends of the Alliance		The Albury Club
	11.15 ‘Us and Them’: Does rural health education create unwilling practitioners? Lisa Dalton, Erica Bell, Rosalind Bull, Peter Orpin
	11.40 Language, politics, influence and regard; how representations of rural doctors and their work have advanced their political positioning in the Australian rural and remote health sector. Lesley Fitzpatrick
	12.05 Bad language in rural health advocacy Ben Harris
	C5 Community pharmacy in rural and remote areas Chair: Alison Aylott, RPA		St Matthew’s Hall
	11.15 Pharmacists where there is no pharmacy Frances Vaughan
J	11.40 Community engagements to support Quality Use of Medicines in rural areas with hard-to-reach communities Claudia Cresswell, Milly Betteridge
	12.05 Consumer perceptions of a project considering the role of community pharmacists in the management of depression Judith Crockett, Susan Taylor
	C6 Arts-in-health—art for health Chair: Chris Pidd, Murray Arts		St David’s Chapel
	11.15 Matilda Regional Health Service Longreach: new and creative service Stuart Hart
	11.40 Young people at risk: Somebody’s Daughter Theatre Maud Clark (extended session)
	C7 Cancer: Outreach services Co-Chairs: Patsy Yates, Queensland University of Technology, and Jenny May, NRHA		Albury Council Chambers
	11.15 Telehealth tumour teams: diagnostics and management Ian Olver
	11.30 Pilot study of a clinical psychology service via videoconferencing for rural cancer patients in Australia – ABSTRACT ONLY David Goldstein, Louise Shepherd, Hayley Whitford, Vicki Brummell, Belinda Thewes, Mary Hicks
	11.45 Remote psycho-social professional mentoring: a feasibility project Louise Shepherd, David Goldstein, Kristina Xavier
	12.00 Remote consultations in cancer genetics: a review of Prince of Wales, ACT and Wollongong Kathy Tucker, Linda Warwick, Irena Kotchekova, Gayathri Parasivam, Syan Greening, Katie Batesse
	12.15 Discussion
	C8 Building rural health research capacity Chair: Kim Webber, ARRWAG		Legacy House
	11.15 Outreach research capacity building in Queensland Stephanie De La Rue, Denise Schultz, Libby Holden
J	11.40 Indigenous researchers for Indigenous health research: the history, nature and achievements of the Indigenous Staff Network Amy Creighton, Sonia Champion
	12.05 Improving the management of chronic conditions of Indigenous Australians through Indigenous research Glenn Giles, Merridy Malin, Peter Harvey
11.15 am – 12.25 pm	C9 Elective workshop: [up to 30 people] Delegates will need to pre-register on-line for this workshop Assisting rural and regional facilities to manage people with behavioural and psychological symptoms of dementia—is it as easy as ABC? Angela Crombie, Tony Snell, Joy Boyd		Card Room, Albury Club
12.25 pm	Session concludes
12.30 pm	LUNCH Exhibition and networking Note: A lunch for past and present RAMUS scholars and mentors will be held at the Quality on Olive.
	Delegates are encouraged to visit the posters on display and to speak with the posters’ authors
1.15 pm	MC, Julie McCrossin Afternoon performance—Somebody’s Daughter and Highwater Theatre Companies		Theatre
1.30 pm	MC, Julie McCrossin: Housekeeping and welcome
1.35 pm	The Libby Harricks Memorial Oration Rick Osborn Hearing and communication—a primary concern in aged care Sponsored by the Deafness Forum of Australia
2.20 pm	Audience questions and comments facilitated by MC
2.30 pm	Move to split plenary
2.35 pm – 3.30 pm	SECTION 4: Evidence of success
	Section 4a: Split plenary Successful health service design Chair: Julie McCrossin, Conference MC Room: Theatre	Section 4b: Split plenary Art for life, health and community Chair: Chris Pidd, Manager, Murray Arts Room: Theatrette
2.35 pm	KEYNOTE 9 Kristine Battye, Principal, Kristine Battye Consulting Workforce shortages or dysfunctional service models?	KEYNOTE 11 Marily Cintra, Executive Director, Health and Arts Research Centre, Inc Art and health: a successful partnership
2.55 pm	KEYNOTE 10 Brian Kelly, Director, NSW Centre for Rural and Remote Mental Health Mental health needs of rural communities	KEYNOTE 12 Tim Metcalf, Poet and GP Verbal Medicine: poetry and health in the bush
3.15 pm	Audience questions and comments facilitated by Julie McCrossin	Audience questions and comments facilitated by Chris Pidd
3.30 pm	Close of split plenary
3.30 pm	SPECIAL AFTERNOON TEA * Exhibition and networking * Tea and coffee only will be available, which will result in a donation to a local charity.
3.55 pm	Move to concurrent sessions
4.00 pm – 5.35 pm	Concurrent Session D
	D1 Systematic reviews in rural and remote health Chair: Jeff Fuller, AHA		Theatre
	4.00 What’s happening with rural research: the big picture Kumara Mendis, Rick McLean, Bruce Harris, Joe Canalese
	4.25 A systematic review of innovative models of rural and remote primary health care in Australia 1993–2006 John Wakerman, John Humphreys, Robert Wells, Pim Kuipers, Philip Entwistle, Judith Jones
	4.50 Obstetric care in rural Australia: the evidence is right under our noses—but what direction are we heading? Jenny May, Steven Kent, Michelle Guppy
J	5.15 Expanded paramedic health care roles in rural and remote communities presented by Leo McNamara, on behalf of Steven Raven, Vivienne Tippett, Jamie Murdoch, J Stevens, Arthur O’Brien
	D2 Young people’s health decisions Chair: Dave Janmaat, NRHN		Theatrette
J	4.00 100 kids, a green shed, endless red dirt, and a few stray camels—reconsidering health in the heart of Australia Angela Titmuss
J	4.25 The Sugar Man: an interactive model for diabetes education Michael Porter
J	4.50 CHAMPS—Children’s Healthy Activities Mentoring Program for Schools Paula Mobach, Laraine Catlow
J	5.15 “That’s what they do!” The impact rural isolation has on young people’s health decisions Fiona Lukaitis, John Humphreys, Lisa Bourke
	D3 A flexible health workforce Chair: Stephen Gough, CAA		St David’s Hall
J	4.00 The rural and regional ambulance paramedic: moving beyond emergency response Peter O’Meara, Judi Walker, Daryl Pedler, Christine Sterling, Vianne Tourle, Christina Davis, Paul Jennings, Peter Mulholland, Denis Wray
	4.25 Extended scope practitioners: our changing role in rural practice Briony Moore
	4.50 Nurses in general practice—improving access and quality health care for consumers Julie Porritt
	5.15 What do Gen Y health students want? A presentation of the outcomes of the 2007 NRHN Forum Nick Moore
	D4 Chronic disease self-management Chair: Lynne Sheehan, CHA		The Albury Club
	4.00 Chronic disease self-management programs: what is the evidence? Sharan Ermel, Angela Crombie, Jenni Ham
	4.25 Self-management training for people with chronic conditions John Petkov, Peter Harvey, Gary Misan
	4.50 A broad community approach to chronic disease management (in a rural setting) Chris Shoemaker
	5.15 Does chronic disease self-management have a role in preventing chronic disease in rural Australia? Kate Warren, Tahna lee Pettman, Debra Misan, Gary Misan
	D5 Men’s health Chair: Owen Allen, SARRAH		St Matthew’s Hall
	4.00 Secret men’s business, grumpy old men … Peter Sergeant
	4.25 Male reproductive health in regional Australia: are the differences putting rural men at risk? Men in Australia Telephone Survey (MATeS) Carol Holden, Megan Cock, David de Krester, Marian Pitts, Robert Cumming, Gary Wittert, David Handelsman, Robert Mclachlan
J	4.50 Improving rural men’s relationships and health—a collaborative approach Michelle Hood, Nick Stathis
	5.15 High mortality and poor survival of men with prostate cancer in rural and remote Australia Jo Fairbairn, A Giles, D Smith, J Ramsay
	D6 Arts-in-health: Music and health Chair: Chris Pidd, Murray Arts		St David’s Chapel
	4.00 Club Wild music: dance and film for people with a disability Phil Heuzenroeder
	4.25 Singing for healthy living Jane and James
	4.50 Awakenings Festival, Horsham Bernadette O’Shannessy
	5.15 Promoting health through creativity Therese Schmid
	D7 Palliative care in rural and remote areas Chair: Donna Daniell, Palliative Care Australia		Albury Council Chambers
	4.00 Developments in cancer and palliative care nursing Patsy Yates
	4.25 Palliative care in rural and regional Australia Jane Phillips
J	4.50 Working towards improved access to and quality use of palliative medicines in the community Pauline Heath
	5.15 Building relationships through multi‑disciplinary education for palliative care providers in the North West Tasmania Rural Palliative Care Project Judi Walker, Heidi Behrens, Anita Dow
	D8 Indigenous child and maternal health care Chair: Dea Delaney-Thiele, NACCHO		Legacy House
J	4.00 Effective Aboriginal health community involvement in health planning: a case study Judy Taylor, Sue Edwards, Bob Carlin, Gary Misan, Christine Franks, Tania Angie, Sonia Campbell, C Lowings, Raymond Wanganeen, Ann Newchurch, Judy Walker, Julie Watkinson
	4.25 Kowanyama Community Playgroup Project Susan Markwell, Lorraine Iboai
J	4.50 Access success and positive community outcomes: the Albury Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Parenting Project Catherine Gibb, Margaret Murray
	5.15 Core of Life—preparing Indigenous youth for a positive parenting future Deb Pattrick, Tracy Smith
4.00 pm – 5.35 pm	D9 Elective workshop [up to 20 open places available] Delegates will need to pre-register on-line for this workshop The Rural Australia Medical Undergraduate Scholarship Scheme (RAMUS)—tracking and alumnus services Peter Brown		Card Room, Albury Club
4.00 pm – 5.35 pm	D10 Elective Workshop [up to 30 people] Delegates will need to pre-register on-line for this workshop Arts-in-health: Fruit Bats Older Persons’ Circus Workshop		QE2 Square
5.35 pm	Session concludes
5.40 pm	Walk to Exhibition
5.45 pm – 6.45 pm	EXHIBITION HAPPY HOUR Performance—Murray Conservatorium Flute and/or Clarinet Ensembles—James Kendall (tutor/flute)
7.00 pm	Bus to opening of Todos Arte Ephemeral sculpture workshop celebrating community connections Note: bus needs to be pre-booked; others are encouraged to make their own way		Woodland Grove, Wodonga
	Evening free

SATURDAY 10 MARCH 2007
7.30 am	Sunrise activities Tai Chi	QE2 Square
8.00 am	Registration Desk open Conference Office open Exhibition open Poster Group 2 on display	Convention Centre
8.00 am	Workshop for Conference Choir with Jane and James (all welcome)	QE2 Square
8.00 am	Images of the Conference
8.15 am	MC, Julie McCrossin. Performance—Move 2 Groove (stage band)—Luke Godfrey (Leader)	Theatre
8.25 am	MC, Julie McCrossin: welcomes delegates; housekeeping and handbook.
8.30 am	Fourth call on Conference recommendations—Lesley Fitzpatrick, Convenor, Recommendations Group, reports to Conference
	SECTION 5: Visions of rural health
9.00 am	KEYNOTE 13 Kathy Alexander, Kathy Alexander Pty Ltd Change:: do it yourself or have it done to you	Theatre
9.20 am	KEYNOTE 14 Andrew Podger, National President, Institute of Public Administration Rural and remote implications of a new structure for Australia’s health system
9.40 am	Audience questions and comments facilitated by MC
9.50 am	Panel Session—The future for rural and remote health with Kathy Alexander, Andrew Podger, Susan Markwell and Paul Mara Facilitated by Julie McCrossin
10.35 am	MC: Housekeeping
10.39 am	Announcement of winner of friends of the Alliance photographic competition Draw for winner of the Exhibition Incentive competition
10.40 am	MORNING TEA Exhibition and networking; performer
11.15 am – 12.25 pm	Concurrent Session E
	E1 The RFDS—and Firefighter dentistry Chair: John Setchell, RFDS	Theatre
	11.15 Serious disease and injury in remote Queensland: 12 years of aero-medical retrievals by the Royal Flying Doctor Service Stephen Margolis, Valmae Ypinazar
	11.40 Royal Flying Doctor Service field days: supporting access to primary health care for people living in remote north Queensland utilising a capacity building approach Kristy Hill, Neil Harris
	12.05 ‘Firefighter dentistry’: the impact of the supply of dentists on rural public dental services Judi Walker, Rosemary Cane
	E2 Skills shortages in the community services and health sector Chair: Sue McAlpin, ACHSE	Theatrette
J	11.15 Innovative solutions to skill shortages in health: research and practice Sue Kilpatrick, Susan Johns, Pat Millar, Quynh Le, Georgina Routley
	11.40 National qualifications for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health workers Robin Flynn
	12.05 Skills shortages at Australia’s frontiers: big challenges, inventive solutions Rosemary Young
	E3 Redesigning health services Chair: Andrew Waters, NRHA	St David’s Hall
	11.15 Reviewing a rural health service redesign proposal using the health impact assessment process Bob Neumayer, Janet Chapman, Robin Haberecht
	11.40 Building bridges between hospitals and visiting medical staff in the regional health setting Rob Pulsford
	12.05 Turmoil, survival, stability—story of an Aboriginal medical service Glenda Humes, Carolyn Ngan
	E4 Mental health promotion in rural areas Chair: Irene Mills, friends of the Alliance	The Albury Club
	11.15 headspace: making headway into youth mental health for rural Australia Craig Hodges, Maree Sidey, Peter Orchard
	11.40 Australian Government initiatives as part of the Council of Australian Government’s National Action Plan on Mental Health 2006-2010: a rural and remote focus Kirsty Cheyne-Macpherson
J	12.05 Supporting wellness in the bush Jennifer Perino
	E5 The impacts of rurality Chair: Anne Leversha, AHPARR	St Matthew’s Hall
	11.15 Participation following traumatic brain injury in rural New South Wales Alison Winkworth, Lizette Salmon, Margaret Alston, Michael Curtin, Bob Neumayer, Denis Ginnivan, Lindy McAllister, Virginia Mitsch
	11.40 Place matters! Rural as an ‘enabling culture’ for female GPs Imogen Schwarz, John McDonald
	12.05 Outcomes for patients with an acute mental illness in rural New South Wales who are treated in general beds in their local hospital Catherine Hungerford, Edwina Champain
11.15 am – 12.25 pm	E6 Arts-in-health: Embers—fire ravaged Victorian communities shared their stories through this extraordinary verbatim play Facilitator: Chris Pidd, Murray Arts The session will be led by Charles Parkinson of the HotHouse Theatre Company, with Campion Decent describing the play, Embers, and Les Hume outlining the community benefits	St David’s Chapel
	E7 Child and adolescent health Chair: Jo McCubbin, RGPS	Albury Council Chambers
	11.15 Busy Bee screenings—early childhood intervention in a rural setting Jenny Williams, Sharon Healy
J	11.40 A journey of two therapists: a little bit of spit never hurt Janice Trezise, Belinda Sims
	12.05 KidsMatter: Australian primary schools mental health initiative Brian Graetz
	E8 Exemplary models for rural health service Chair: Jackie Ah Kit, Port Lincoln Aboriginal Health Service	Legacy House
J	11.15 50 Towns in 50 Weeks: bringing the magic of Captain Starlight into the lives of hospitalised children in regional and remote Australia Kylie Johnson, Suzanne Vilé
	11.40 Quality through collaboration in the United States Forrest Calico
	12.05 Electronically enhancing health care to rural children: the health-e-kids project Lin Oke, Anne Gordon
11.15 am – 12.25 pm	E9 Elective workshop [up to 30 people] Delegates will need to pre-register on-line for this workshop Footprints forward: moving on from the failure discourse to better Indigenous health workforce solutions Marlene Drysdale, Jacinta Elston	Card Room, Albury Club
12.25 pm	Session concludes
12.30 pm	LUNCH Exhibition and networking
1.15 pm	MC, Julie McCrossin Performance—Jane and James	Theatre
1.35 pm	MC: Housekeeping
	SECTION 6: Standing up for the future of rural health
1.40 pm	RECOMMENDATIONS KEYNOTE Lesley Fitzpatrick, Convenor, Recommendations Group Communiqué and Conference recommendations	Theatre
2.00 pm	Closing comments: John Wakerman, Chairperson NRHA
2.05 pm	KEYNOTE 15 Mike Daube, Professor of Health Policy, Curtin University of Technology Making a difference: getting the health and health services we need
2.20 pm	KEYNOTE 16 Tony McBride, CEO, Health Issues Centre A patient-focused health system for rural and remote areas?
2.35 pm	Performance—Conference evaluation
2.50 pm	Closing presentations The Face of Rural and Remote Health: images—Facing Australia The 10th National Rural Health Conference (2009)
3.00 pm	Performance—The Conference Choir
3.10 pm	Close
4.15 pm	FAREWELL AFTERNOON TEA